Mepham High School officials recently announced its 2009-2010 athletes who have signed letter of intent to play in college, and who have received partial or full athletic scholarship. With their parents and coaches, they are, above, from left, J.C. Brandmaier, baseball, Dowling College; Doug Marshall, baseball, SUNY New Paltz; Lauren Johnson, lacrosse, Monmouth University, New Jersey; Thomas Pisano, baseball, Caldwell College, New Jersey; Stephen Luczaj, baseball, Caldwell College. more

W.C. Mepham High School recently announced the winners of the school contest for Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest. more

Despite hitting just two shots from the field in the second half, Mepham managed to hold off visiting MacArthur in a Conference AA-I girls’ basketball game, 42-34. more

The annual Sprig Gardner Tournament turned out to be a win-win-win situation for all three wrestling teams in the Bellmore school district. more

W.C. Mepham High School's chapter of the National Art Honor Society held its annual induction ceremony recently, at which 38 students were inducted into the group. more

Three Mepham High School soccer players were recently awarded All-County and All-Conference honors, including Anthony Ippolito (All-County), Stephen Polimeni (All-Conference) and Anthony Duranona (All-Conference). Joining them at right was James Koester, the boys' varsity soccer coach. more

The Mepham High School varsity cheerleading squad recently placed second at the Universal Cheerleading Regionals. The win earned the team a bid to the UCA Nationals in Orlando, Fla. The team will be conducting fundraising for the trip in the near future. Above are, from top to bottom, Jenna Sidor, Jamie Taratko, Brianne Mulligan, Kayla Donnelly-Smith, Remi Gurdon, Alyssa Barbieri, Nicole Altomare, Breena Sherlock, Lauren Warner, Samantha Sepe, Michelle Cristina, Kristal Sedita, Kathy Tota, Taylor Labate, Stephanie Mojica, Kristen Ferrara, Krista Barbieri, Samantha DeLuca, Nikki Stahurski, Nina Proscia, Erica Schaab, Samantha Maddalena and captains Jahniece Hall and Cali Curry. more

As if riding a zip line off the Great Wall over water weren’t enough, there was always snacking on fried scorpions to get the four Bellmore-Merrick teachers’ hearts racing. The women also played … more

Thanks to some staunch defensive play by Mepham and a clutch corner kick executed by twin sisters Sali and Safi Ayinde, the Lady Pirates advanced in the Nassau Class AA girls' soccer playoffs with a 1-0 win at Baldwin. more

Only 6 months old, Sophia Gaynor of Bellmore is bringing out the best in hundreds of local high school students. Around 300 people turned out at Mepham High School's track on Oct. 22 to take a part in a walk-a-thon to benefit the charitable organization, Sophia's Cure. The organization is named for a local newborn who was diagnosed with fatal spinal muscular atrophy, a group of diseases that affect the motor neurons of the spinal cord and brain stem. more